More on the Swine Flu!!!

I just got back from taking Bethany to school this morning. Schools were like graveyards. No traffic AT ALL. Word has it as soon as TAKS are over they may shut down through next week. We'll see. The buses were almost empty so Bethany and I decided that perhaps the only kids coming to school were those taking tests. Bethany's friend went home early yesterday because she was experiencing flu symptoms. There were other kids sick also. So I'm sure we'll hear something today. They have been sending home letters getting everyone up to date on their status. It's so crazy. Melanie is very sick and she and Mom were just in Dallas working in "Little Mexico" area at a store. So my Mom is freaking out. That is how my Mom is. I'm not concerned about it too much. I'm going to stay home, just because it is spreading so fast. It's amazing how they are being able to track it down to who gave it to who. LOL.

Last night Walmart was not as busy as usual. LOL. So now not only Cleburne is closed but Ft Worth Schools also. Soooooo, here is a bit of what Mom is getting in her THD/CDC First Responder emails. They are saying to not panic, don't over-react just make sure you wash your hands ALOT and stay 6 feet away from people in public settings.

My family has thought about it. Half of us are sick with something (I'm not but I'm taking vitamins like there is no tomorrow) so we have made the decision to stay home!!! I have to go out either tonight or tomorrow and get a Wii and Monitor for Gavin's birthday. Can we say spoiled??? Memaw and Grandad are getting him a Wii and a monitor is my gift to him. His whole family will love it but I won't feel guilty about bringing mine home. LOL. I haven't needed it so far but eventually I would and Gavin always asks me if I'm taking it and he gets very happy when I say no. LOL. We were going to take him to dinner and Toys R Us first but because of the Swine Flu we are going to play it safest and postpone our trip.

Sudden onset Swine flu symptoms; How serious?

Following are some common and less common Swine flu symptoms as well as signs of serious Swine flu complications that require immediate medical attention.

More common Swine flu symptoms

General influenza symptoms including:
Fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills, and fatigue,
Diarrhea and vomiting has been associated with Swine flu

Serious Swine flu symptoms
In children emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
* Fast breathing or trouble breathing
* Bluish skin color
* Not drinking enough fluids
* Not waking up or not interacting
* Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
* Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
* Fever with a rash
In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
* Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
* Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
* Sudden dizziness
* Confusion
* Severe or persistent vomiting

Pneumonia and respiratory failure have been associated with Swine flu as have other complications.

Swine Flu

YUCK!!! LOL, it just sounds gross.

Well, since it's ALL over the radio this morning I figured I would put in my 2 cents worth. It's hilarious to me that it is like SHOCKER, we need to stay home if we are sick AND wash our hands. HELLO!!! Do you know if we did these things we would probably all stay well alot more of the time. It has always been a bit of a pet peeve for me, I guess, people that bring their kids out in public when it is very obvious just looking at them that they are VERY sick. Do you know how infectious their coughs and drool is???

I worked for a dentist office in my teens, other than our family restuarant it was my first real job and I enjoyed it. I didn't care for having to sterilize instrutments, because you accidentally get poked we had vaccinations we had to take. OUCH!!! But I enjoyed the rest of it. However one of the training classes we went too did a black light germ project. With some kind of black light and I think they sprayed something, can't remember for sure. Regardless, just us sitting there breathing was sending our "germs" all over the room, someone coughed and GROSS!!! Yeah it was a good sized room and we all got to see their germs up close and personal. They were stressing the importance of always gloving and masking up, when HIV was present to double or triple for our protection.

So as we gear up for the Swine flu I have to wonder if people will be too stubborn to be careful. Wash your hands, use hand sanitizer, walk away from people who are coughing. It could be allergies but what if it's not??? If I don't get sick I will thank you all. LOL. If I do I will hunt down the one who got me sick. LOL. We have so many illnesses now that are very contagious and those of us with weak immune systems pick up everything. I can't imagine what a flu like this would do to someone like my Dad.

It stinks I was wanting to take a vacation to Bandera soon but I might wait until the Swine flu fades and then go. My understanding is it's like 40 minutes from San Antonio.

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Chantry was trying out a chat online to see what is up with it and was linked to someone in China that was asking about the Swine Flu. LOL. It's in their papers that we intentionally caused this in Mexico so that it would come into our country and kill off our unemployed. LOL, I'm a little confused as to how this would only kill unemployed people. Smart Flu. Sorry it's too funny.

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LOL, this whole Swine Flu is serious I know but it's cracking me up how serious it is. **sidenote: I'm the person that laughs when you hurt yourself, I can't help it, scare me and I crack up laughing** Mom just called me and she had missed a call and it went to her voicemail. It was from a health care group and it was an automated message about **drum roll please** the Swine Flu, telling you what it is, where it came from and the precautions everyone needs to be taking. Europe is telling people to stop travel into the USA and Mexico. If I get it I'm not going to find it so funny, but it amazes me... I'm sure there will be more to come soon.

Well we figured out why Mom keeps getting this overload of Swine Flu info. It's because she is a volunteer for the Texas Dept of Health or something like that. If you ever watch the training video they use to help with diaster training, watch for my Mom and my Aunt Susan. LOL. They got to get all fixed up to look injured and were a part of the video shoot. So between the TDofH and CDC and Red Cross we are well informed concerning the Swine Flu. LOL. It probably is bad but it just seems like such overkill to me. The emails we are getting are full of terrifying things that I'm not seeing yet. So I guess if we keep being careful, hopefully we will all be OK, if not STAY HOME!!!!! Please!!!!!